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Stuffed Artichoke from Jean Bernard

Last summer we were in Rome. One of the specialties was stuffed artichoke. Of course we had to taste this and looked for a work of art that matched it. Actually the process of this series is revers...

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Villa Mondriaan

Mondriaan was born in Amersfoort in 1872 and moved with the family to Winterswijk in 1980 because his father became headmaster at a school. The family settled on the Zonnebrink. Villa Mondriaan has...

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Rendang Desa by Van Velthuijzen

  This lovely work by Henry Van Velthuysen is part of our collection and requires a new home. So it is For Sale. It is a typical house in a typical Indonesian village: De Desa. Van Velthuysen made ...

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Pointillist Co Breman

Co Breman (1865-1938) comes from a family of six. At home they had a forge and carpentry factory. However, his father died early and Co came under the care of guardians, who encouraged him to atten...

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Ligurian Pasta Pesto

This work by Borgh now hangs in our stairwell until it goes to another Italy enthusiast. The colorful, almost cubist work of Willem Borgh is a daily reminder for us of beautiful trips through Italy...

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Figurative Artist Kees Maks

Cornelis Johannes (Kees) Maks was born in Amsterdam on August 22, 1876 and was a Dutch painter and one and only pupil of George Hendrik Breitner. You can see this in the bold and robust design of h...

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Lobster from Vallayer Coster

Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744 – 1818) was an 18th-century French painter best known for her still lifes. She achieved fame and recognition very early in her career and was admitted to the Académie Roy...

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Carpaccio of citrus fruit by Zuburan

The Spanish artist de Zuburan is best known for his portraits of saints. Yet this is also a masterpiece due to the symmetrical arrangement of household objects. The painting is tranquil. All senses...

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